EdibleKnife
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It is an open carry state
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Disabled Father Killed by Police in Charlotte, NC (Protests Follow)
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It is an open carry state
Zantetsuken
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Yo, seriously, do these cops need fucking glasses? Everything looks like a damn gun.
TheSchwab_7
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What is up with the taser then shot to death? Just so sad to see this. Reading a freaking book waiting for his kid?? This stuff makes me afraid of the police and I'm white.
With shit eating grins on their face, surrounded by white supremacists who throw money their way for having to endure a paid vacation.
Randolph Freelander
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Police say he had a gun. Police say he posed a threat.
Unfortunately, we've learned that police say a lot of things. Which is why we all should hope whatever it was is on video.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
They've got a persecution complex a mile wide.
They're aware, but they've warped it into a pity party where everyone else is the bad guy
diunxx
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Snowybreak
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Man... I don't need these tears tonight... Rest in peace man... Hope his family is alright...
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
Wild guess: They dont give a damn about the lives of black people because they're racist as fuck.
Whoa, hold on there. We can't jump to conclusions. We should probably hear both sides just to be safe, y'know?
Falcs
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Just another day at work for them. It was a good day for him as this will result in pay increase and more mandatory vacations.
thelastcrusader
Banned
So sorry for the family and victim. Cops need to be stopped.
Forearm Star
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It's fine, they get vacation time to collect themselves.
elrechazado
Banned
He was No angel - turns out he was reading a book about PCP
Vincent Alexander
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Snugly. Completely convinced it was another random day. It truly reminds me of Bison's quote:
"For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. For me, it was Tuesday."
These murderers probably convince themselves they've done a good thing by keeping "pieces of shit" off the street.
It really is only a matter of time before someone gets killed playing Pokemon Go. I occasionally find myself sitting in a car after dark trying to take down or build up a gym in and empty parking lot, and I think about stories like this.
So what would the most appropriate punishment for the officer be?
So what would the most appropriate punishment for the officer be?
Heaven Shard
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I keep asking where are the prosecutions? No courts? No investigations? When an officer is at fault for something like this, they should be sentenced as murderer. I don't give a fuck about what his employer does (leave or no leave). I care that there is no trial, no sentencing/verdict, no one being sued. It is sicking and I will remain to be sickened and voice out for something to be done.
What a pathetic state of extreme selfishness and complete disregard we have become. "If I, personally, don't get run over, fuck the world". Oh, the things that shit like this make me want to do.
This is concerning the topic of pigs acting like pigs and the general question of 'why society doesn't give a fuck anymore', and not about the person being quoted. I'm using this quote to say something.
Saying these cops failed this individual is too mild, it doesn't sum up the situation. In order to fail someone, you first need to be supposedly acting in their best interest. The police are not there to serve black men in America.
At a certain point, all you can call this is open season on black people. What is the end goal here?
By a cop or someone else? Because the latter already happened in San Francisco like a month ago.
Shalashaska
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Well one side is clearly lying here:
Story 1
Story 2
Police Statement
Story 1
Story 2
Police Statement
Depends on the race of the victim
1.21Gigawatts
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Book = gun
Phone = gun
Pencil = gun
Kid with toy = gun
T-Shirt = gun under t-shirt
Hands down = reaching for gun
Hands up = threatening position
Black folk could go out completely naked and cops would still see guns in their hands.
They wear racist glasses that let every black person appear like a threat.
Heaven Shard
Banned
For him to be trialed for cold blooded murder.
Paid temporary leave and a raise upon return, naturally. Apparently that's the fucking status quo with shit cops.
Sadness is turning to frustration and anger. This shouldn't be happening.
Vincent Alexander
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Ding Ding
1.21Gigawatts
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Sadly, I knew this was coming...
Chie Satonaka
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Beat me to it.
Violence Jack
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As said in the Tulsa thread, at this point, I would hope that they're fired and banned from working law enforcement or security for the rest of their lives.
What the ideal punishment should be is a murder charge.
Yes but there's ALWAYS an exception if you're not white. Doing anything legal while black is grounds for execution by police.
You're right. I'm just calling out the bullshit of the pledge to begin with. Police are supposed to protect and serve, but they continue to do the opposite.
I try to run that home as much as possible. These aren't protectors of the people. This is a government sanctioned gang spitting on the lives of black people while everyone just watches...
ReplacementPelican
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Cops can do nothing else against a naked, unarmed man running at them other than shooting them? Like, do these people even get trained?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Lactose_Intolerant
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Problem is time and time again even in "justified" shootings the initial reports tend to be falsified with things exaggerated to make it seem they had no choice. I just take the police report with a grain of salt; there is no motivation to not give a heavily PR version of the facts, if not outright lie, because even when charges are filed nobody gets in trouble for false reports.
Sad thing is when comparing someone emotionally destraught and emotional about the death of a loved one vs the supposed impartial protectors of peace and order...you dont know who to believe. And that lack of trust lies strictly at the feet of the police department.
Black folks could [insert completely innocent and benign activity here] and still be murdered by police.
Alternatively:
[x] while black.
A lot of news stories like this get posted here, but this one is just ridiculous. A book was mistaken for a gun?
A few weeks ago, my mother called 911 because someone was trying to get into the house. When the dispatcher asked her to describe the person (she could see him through the window blinds), they said "Is he black or hispanic?" It was a white guy, by the way.
The Artisan
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call me stupid, but after having started watching the wire, i feel like sentences like these are something the cops thought up in script to say for the record/report or whatever but may not've been the whole truth.
They are trained to shoot to kill
you don't say
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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And they know the things to say, the things to do, and things to falsely to get a nice big paycheck at the end of the week.
It's a legitimately bad excuse to do bad things, just because you know how to get around these things.
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